NEWS Ad Giant DoubleClick Under Fire for Privacy Policy
The Internet's largest advertising company is tracking Internet surfers' movements online and identifying them personally -- after they said they wouldn't. Opponents see it as a major privacy invasion. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Recording Industry Sues MP3.com for Copyright Infringement
In January, MP3.com made MP3 copies of 45,000 different CDs available for download. The recording industry is suing MP3 for copyright infringement. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
Tidbits: Not Your Father's News Roundup
The Usual Suspects have a new round of troubles, a picture frame that talks to the Internet, and our traditional Weblog of useful and obscure links, served with a smile. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Email Hijack Code Finally Fixed!
WebTV has finally disabled the code that allowed WebTV users' mail accounts to be "hijacked" into
sending mail without the users being aware of it. The last working code, which affected the WebTV
Classic, was disabled on January 25, ending the "hack" that had caused so many
problems to so many WebTV users. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Hackers Exploit AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) to Impersonate Users
AOL's Instant Messenger is the latest to be hit by hackers, in an "exploit" that allowed them to
impersonate existing AIM users with the instant messaging system. Net4TV Voice spoke with one of the
hackers who had used the now-closed hole, and learned how it was done. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice Reporters: TipTup and Dudette]
Rebuttals and Counter-Rebuttals in MS/DOJ Anti-Trust Trial
The latest in the ongoing saga of Microsoft vs the DOJ as the long-running anti-trust trial continues. Seems everyone has a different idea. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice News Staff]
Cirque Des Cancrelats (Circus of the Cockroaches)
Intrepid intern archy and his ravenous band of cockroach cohorts dine their way across the Consumer Electronics Show floor. [Published 01/30/00, Written by archy du soleil]
FEATURES Origami: Scheherezade
Experience the joy of origami with Danish artist Thoki Yenn's hauntingly beautiful Scheherezade. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Origami Swami]
PageBuilder / Midi Search / Corrections
It looks centered on WebTV but Netscape and Internet Explorer display it funny. Here's the easy fix, plus a midi search for your page and some corrections to previous articles. [Published 01/30/00, Written by ADH-HH Construction Crew]
Close-up on X10's XTremely Cool Camera
X10's XCam and XCam Anywhere promise to be cheap and easy to use video cameras, perfect for capturing images on WebTV. Just how easy is it to use? Should you get one and what can you do with it once you get one? [Published 01/30/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
Net4TV Presents: FITNET 49
Be inventive, imagine the future, and take a heroic adventure in the winter outdoors... all while staying fit and healthy with our daily inspirational messages, fun facts, and historical observations. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Tim Lane]
Bubba Leads The Way
Another avid genealogist has been introducted to WebTV. And promptly found a relative living in her old hometown, whom she didn't even know about! [Published 01/30/00, Written by Beverly Bishop]
Taking Revenge on a Spammer
Are you frustrated when someone spams your email, guestbook, forum, or favorite newsgroup, and no one answers your "Abuse" complaints? When one of our readers asked for help, we decided to track down the spammer, shut him down, and show you how we did it. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Dudette]
Let's Talk Genealogy Sites!
And when Gene says "Talk", he ain't kidding! Here is an open invitation to everyone who is interested in genealogy to join him online in a brand new chat room at Net4TV. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Gene Blueblood]
Black History on the Web
Ms. Green shares some of the more interesting Internet sites she has discovered while researching Black History. Take a few minutes and visit some - or all - of them. They contain a wealth of information. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Betty Green]
Simon Says HTML!
The fun new Page Builder Game!
Beth Candy explains HTML and the right way to use it in this easy to understand, straight forward article. [Published 07/30/00, Written by Beth Candy]
Interview with Sol
Robert J. Nemiroff is an Astrophysicist with the Michigan Technological University, and author and editor of the Astronomy Picture of the Day web page. Not all of his writings are technical, as you will soon discover.
[Published 01/30/00, Written by Robert J. Nemiroff]
E-Zines R Us
E-Zine: a magazine that is a web-based publication. In this Surfari, Uncle Bob introduces us to some of his favorites, mourns the loss of some and mentions others that are, well, unique. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Uncle Bob]
Sluggy Freelance: The Quatrix
Kiki's virus isn't a virus - it's nasty nanites with the Y2K bug! Dr. Crabtree is missing and nobody knows the computer password - or is it buried deep in Kiki's brain? And if it is, how do they get her to rememberÉ. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Pete Abrams]
COMMUNITY The Fastest Loading Page In The West!
Looking for animations? Art? Backgrounds? A totally awesome kids page? Or beautiful hand blown glass items? It's all here, in one easy to navigate web page. And just wait 'till you see the roses! [Published 01/30/00, Written by Nelson Tankus]
Momp's Acres Upon Acres Of Help!
After surfing and lurking for some 3 months, Larry decided it was time to get his feet wet - so he designed and built a homepage for his wife. Today, his web site has 163 pages and is still growing! [Published 01/30/00, Written by BabyDoll]
Being Vain...Sometimes It`s A Good Thing
The first thing she did when she got her WebTV was play Wheel of Fortune! Mz Vains has since learned HTML from the master - Draac. Now she's designing an extended page of tools for the more advanced in HTML [Published 01/30/00, Written by Master-Dunc]
Baglady Betty's World
Baglady Betty brightens the lives of everyone she touches. She is compassionate and caring. She is humorous and humble. And she loves her WebTV. But most of all she loves the time she spends talking to her e-mail buddies. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Linda Anderson]
Passing of a WebTV Friend
The family of WebTV users has lost yet another member. 33 year old Lady Sorceress, also known as LadyCat died unexpectedly. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends [Published 01/30/00, Written by Bill Johnson aka Le Fantome]
Lady Nell
This Mother of 4, Grandmother of 7, thinks her WebTV is one of the best things that ever happened to her. Ill health can't keep this lady from surfin' around the world. [Published 01/30/00, Written by BeeBopHop]
Subana: The Kitties Best WebTV Friend
This lady loves cats and has links for just about anything feline including diseases and behavior problems. She also has a very successful e-mail list called "WebTV Friends". [Published 01/30/00, Written by Bill Johnson aka Le Fantome]
Better Homes and Websites
This issue's Better Homes take you on tour -- of a homepage with a chance to play "Name that Tune" with songs from TV shows; a site with pages on drugstores, music, games, tricks and much much more; a warm, friendly page on - friends and friendship; a webpage full of links to all kinds of music; and a fun and funny look at Valentine's day. [Published 01/30/00, Written by RainSong]
Braising Meats and Vegetables
Braising is a combination of dry-heat and moist-heat methods of cooking. Meats are first browned in fat or in the oven, then simmered until tender in a small amount of flavorful liquid. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Patricia Kirton]
OPINION AND EDITORIAL Welcome to Issue 49
Internet privacy is in trouble, and so is DoubleClick, if Net4TV Voice has anything to say on the matter. And we do. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Dexter Davenport]
VOX POP -- Reader Opinions Sharing With the World
Bettylou Massey discovers one of the wonderful benefits of the Internet, and shares it with us. [Published 01/30/99, Written by Bettylou Massey]
QOW: No, They've Never Written Me
These users admit to having done things that they should have been warned or terminated for... but they weren't (or, at least, not effectively). [Published 01/30/99, Written by Net4TV Voice]
WebTV User Warned For Answering Question in Email
Can you get a warning from Abuse if someone asks for help in a newsgroup and you answer in email? Gopapa
tells us about what happened to a friend. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Gopapa]
WebTV Admits PageBuilder Problems With DishPlayer
Mike Goodge passed us on his correspondence with WebTV, and says they "were honest to admit Page Builder doesn't work very well." [Published 01/30/00, Written by Mike Goodge]
GeoCities Blocking Homepages!
Karen tells us of the frustration she has had with the high-handed attitude of GeoCities, and actions they take without any communication with their users. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Karen]
Lessons Learned About Abuse and Urban Legends
Jude Holman passes on some lessons about dealing with WebTV's Abuse department, and passing on Urban Legends. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Jude Holman]
Voice Mail!
Some of the email and feedback we've received since our last issue. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Customer Service Woes
Customer service is a regular source of complaint in the WebTV Community. Here
are some of the latest we've received. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Billing! This is NOT the Way!
Billing problems seem to be with us all the time, but we've gotten a lot of email about them recently. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
Observations on CES
After our coverage of CES in our last issue, we received some observations from our readers about what we saw and heard. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
DishPlayer Blues
Marget is suffering from DishPlayer Blues. She details out the current problems that need to be addressed right away. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Marget M]
Give Us A Decent Browser!
These users are concerned that the Internet is advancing and WebTV's browser isn't. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
QOW: Disturbed by Users' Abuse Experience
We asked our readers whether they thought that WebTV's Abuse Department was doing
a good job, and to tell us their experiences. These Net4TV Voice readers are disturbed about the many
reports of harrassment of users by the WebTV Abuse Department. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
QOW: Incompetent, or Just Don't Care?
We asked our readers whether they thought that WebTV's Abuse Department was doing a good job, and to
tell us their experiences. These WebTV users feel that either the Abuse Department is incompetent, or maybe WebTV just doesn't care [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
QOW: Abused, Accused, and Threatened
We asked our readers whether they thought that WebTV's Abuse Department was doing a good job, and to
tell us their experiences. We heard from a number of WebTV users who had not been involved in abusive behavior, but had been accused and threatened by the Abuse Department. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
QOW: I've Had Good Experience
We asked our readers whether they thought that WebTV's Abuse Department was doing a good job, and to
tell us their experiences. These readers tell us that they've had no problem, and that they've seen good results. [Published 01/30/00, Written by Net4TV Voice]
